Brilliant Game Studios has brought its game Epic Battle Simulator to version 1.0, which means a number of major bug fixes have been made, new maps added and even a new nuclear option for when you really need to clear a map.
The purpose of Epic Battle Simulator isn't to simulate exactly how battles would play out in the real world, but they do give you the same sense of scale with mass conflicts. Whether you want to pit 10,000 zombies versus 5,000 Knights Templar, or 100 catapults versus a squad of U.S. Marines, you can do so with UEBS and now that the game has officially been released, there are some more choices you can make.
There are new units, including T-Rex dinosaurs and rock throwing cyclops, new rag doll physics for each unit and the ability to crank up the number of individual soldiers to over 100,000. However, the developers suggest that you don't go over 10,000 unless you have a particularly powerful PC.
Graphically and strategically, this isn't a Total War game, but it does let you build some supremely silly scenarios to play around with. It's designed to be a silly bit of fun, rather than anything too tactical.
But that said, it can be used to create some amazing set pieces. People have already designed battles where hardened troops hold the line against more numerous enemies and no doubt as mods come into play somewhere in the future we'll see better AI and pathfinding to make the game a little more like real warfare.
What are some crazy battles you'd like to try with UEBS?